The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - Of these revenues, approximately half would have been recouped by the state to offset state/local costs of foster care, while half would have been recouped by the federal government. Given that the state ’s new policies are in line with the updated federal guidance, the state is not responsible for backfilling the federal share.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - We do not have aggregated data about family income level for those involved with the child welfare system, but available data reflect that the majority of children in foster care live in deep poverty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - (The department indicates they will have updated compliance data to share in the coming weeks.) A recent communication from DDS to RCs stated that noncompliant provid ers could no longer receive new referrals as of March   17, providing an additional incentive for providers to develop new policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - All reporting entities must follow IT procurement processes as delineated in these sections of the Public Contract Code, while some nonreporting entities also follow these processes. Other nonreporting entities have more flexibility in their IT procurement processes and/or do not use CDT and/or DGS for their  procurements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2022-23 Budget: CalHR California Leads Proposal

Feb 28, 2022 - These reports include the Annual Census of Employees in State Civil Service (fulfilling requirements established under Government Code Sections 19237 ; 19402 ; 19405 ; 19792 subdivisions (h), (i), and (j); and 19792.5 subdivisions (a) and (b); and 19793 ) and the Women’s Earnings in State Civil Service report (in accordance with Section 19827.2 of the Government Code).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4564

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The program provides a broad range of services to current and former foster youth, including outreach and recruitment, academic counseling, tutoring, book and supply grants, and referrals to health and mental health services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/4

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - In some other cases, counties identified communities by geography, such as those living in certain zip codes with higher rates of foster care entry or those in more remote areas of the county who historically have had lower levels of access to services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - We do have some concerns with the Governor ’s proposal to designate in statute a specific amount of private activity bonds (half or more) that must be set ‑aside for HDFC projects. In reality, the amount of such bonds (and thus 4  percent tax credits) needed for HDFC projects will be dependent on several factors —some which cannot be anticipated at this time —and could vary widely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - What role do county policies and processes and the design and operation of automation and data systems play in determining the state ’s error rates in each program? Do some counties have significantly higher or lower error rates than others and are there practices or other circumstances that contribute to this  variation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - What do youth and families view as the most notable results or effects of the funding? What have been obstacles, challenges, or delays to implementation? To what extent and how have DSS and program partners been able to address these issues?
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147